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Old February 25th 04, 05:11 AM
Kyler Laird
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(Paul Tomblin) writes:

The P32R Lance that I'm currently checking out in uses hydraulic pressure
to hold the gear *up* against springs and gravity - lose the hydraulic
pressure and the gear goes down.


Cool! So if you lose your engine the plane helps you get back to the
ground quickly by extending the air brakes? Is there an override (for
those who fly over inhospitable terrain/water)?

Is there a placard that says "Do not lose engine power in excess of max.
gear extension speed."?

--kyler